Obduction Reviews

Obduction is ranked in the 51st percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Yes
Dec 14, 2016

Obduction has more to offer than nostalgia. It's a timeless lesson in the creation of a virtual world.

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6 / 10.0
Sep 2, 2017

They say you can't go home again, but that is just what Cyan Worlds attempted with Obduction, a modern day version of its iconic title Myst. It looks beautiful, and the puzzles are challenging and meaningful, but the technical bugs and lack of innovation hold it back.

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Yes
Sep 12, 2017

Obduction is fantastic for anyone looking to find that old Myst feel.

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6.9 / 10.0
Oct 6, 2017

The game also offers three endings to the game which makes it replayable. But unless you are a fan of puzzles then you might not want to get back into this game. Obduction is a great exploration game but I don't think it's a game that's for everyone. It requires a lot of patience and perseverance and the knack to just turn every stone unturned. If you like a good puzzle game, then this game is definitely for you.

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3.5 / 5.0
Sep 14, 2018

Has all the beauty and grandeur of Myst, with all the same flaws. An excellent experience though it’s only able to really be played through once, and can be frustrating, it still is a classic puzzler.

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Aug 29, 2016

Cyan effortlessly weaves creativity the way other developers can only dream of, and I’m excited to see where they can go from here.

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7 / 10.0
Apr 10, 2020

All in all, I really did enjoy my time with Obduction, even if there were a few issues that hampered the experience. It’s beautiful, fascinating, and creative. Although, the second half definitely slows down a lot due to huge backtracking sections and long loading times.

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Lee Mehr
Top Critic
7 / 10
Apr 19, 2020

Cyan’s latest is another confident puzzle adventure you can't help but appreciate—even if there's some Myst potential.

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7.8 / 10.0
Apr 23, 2020

Obduction is a silent game in which it is not explained. The basis for understanding what happens will be exploration. And the choices you make will have substantial consequences. Whether or not it is satisfactory will depend a lot on the type of player. Because it is truly a demanding game for you to understand its mechanics and logic. It is a long, difficult and slow game. A game that challenges the player in every aspect of their gameplay. I can recommend this game as long as you understand what you are going to face. It is a good game within its genre, but for that reason it is a heavy, complex and quite frustrating game.

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3.2 / 10.0
Oct 3, 2017

Other than those couple of points, I'm really struggling to say anything positive.

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Cubed3
Top Critic
7 / 10
Sep 24, 2017

Obduction is a niche title, and not everyone will enjoy it. It's beautiful, the story is engaging, and the voice-acting is absolutely top notch, but the puzzles are often pedantic and may push some players, and even adventure fans, away. However, if you can enjoy the puzzle structure, and get past the annoying load times that sometimes crop up, this is tremendously fun and well worth the price of admission.

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77 / 100
Dec 17, 2017

Obduction is a great first person puzzle game, developed by the makers of Myst, thus being a spiritual successor to this game. The player will find clever and challenging puzzles within a mysterious world that gradually reveals a dense and intriguing story, all of this followed by a great art direction, creating stunning and complex environments. Unfortunately, performance issues and lack of optimization bring constant stuttering and a long loading time, being a source of anger and frustration after some time. The delay in fixing these problems and bringing an expected update to the PSVR overshadows the many qualities of the game.

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7.9 / 10.0
Oct 22, 2016

Obduction is a game that is made only for adventure fans. It has a very mysterious story like its predecessor Myst which is not easy to follow and understand. However, its technical graphics is very better than most adventure games. Anyway, if you’re a Myst fan, then the game is probably for you but don’t buy it if you’re not very familiar with adventure genre.

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76 / 100
Oct 7, 2016

Players seeking an adventure through fantastical worlds, with a slew of mechanical and spatial puzzles, will discover that Obduction is a gold mine.

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80 / 100
Sep 8, 2016

With Obduction, Cyan has created another game that’s an art of personal journaling. What you know, what you’ve gathered, will save you. The tools seem familiar but it is details that are your weapons. As the otherworldly overlaps the banal, you’re trapped in a labyrinth of places and things.

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7 / 10
Sep 8, 2016

Obduction might not be for everyone, but it's a strangely enjoyable experience, either for fans of Cyan's classic series, or for those first giving the genre a chance. The world is beautiful and complex, and the seemingly mundane environment is actually a carefully crafted world with intricate detail. There's definitely some frustrations to be had with some of the more obtuse puzzles and occasional technical stutters, but Obduction is definitely a journey worth remembering.

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GameSkinny
ForTheTwo
Top Critic
Sep 13, 2016

It's an "adventure game for the new millennium" from the creators of Myst and Riven, but how does the followup to the 1993 hit play in 2016?

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Unscored
Sep 4, 2016

Contained yet sprawling, outwardly simple yet inwardly complex, Cyan has delivered a welcome change of pace from 2016’s action-heavy release schedule.

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Unscored
Aug 24, 2016

Obduction is the perfect reminder of what made Myst so great

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8 / 10
Sep 6, 2016

Unsolvable moments are far too common with Obduction, and hence it’s best that whenever the game makes you want to bang your head against the wall, put it aside for the day. If there’s one trap the game falls in, it’s the puzzle maker’s most obvious fallacy. The logic, while apparent to the creator, can be quite opaque to the player.

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